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Repairing a Broken Egg

TWS
TWS Posts: 3
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
Given that this is my first posting, I apologize upfront for the strange nature of such.

However, a friend of mine actually has managed to break his BGE during transport (read: the BGE is now in about 10 pieces). Therefore, I have offered to assist him in devising a solution which leads me to following question:

"Is there a product (e.g. mortar, glue, adhesive) that would not only be strong enough to hold the various pieces intact, but would also be able to withstand the very high internal temperatures that the BGE generates during operation?"

Just a thought (hopefully though not an idiotic one :)). My view being, a broken BGE is worth salvaging if at all possible.

Thanks so much,
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  • Hoss
    Hoss Posts: 14,600
    J B WELD. :)
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  • Florida Grillin Girl
    Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 5,013
    Such a shame for your friend. Sorry to say, I don't think he will be able to repair it for cooking. He may need to come up with another use for it - someone on the forum has turned their broken egg into a very expensive planter!!
    Sorry again.

    Faith
    Tampa
    Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
     
    3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini
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  • Little Chef
    Little Chef Posts: 4,725
    TWS...Couldn't find the original post. Is it the gutts, or the actual Egg in 10 pieces? Like Hoss said, JB Weld, but that's not going to put humpty dumpty together again if it is the actual cooker itself.
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  • TWS
    TWS Posts: 3
    Thanks everyone, it is the actual cooker. No chance of salvaging such, huh?

    Poor Humpty!
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Fortunately, I haven't had to try to repair any broken parts yet, but I just took a quick look and there seem to be a number of products on the market that will withstand VERY high temps. 2-3000 degrees, maybe more. Google "hi temp ceramic adhesive" and see what's out there.

    You should probably check with the folks at BGE, but it sure looks like there are alternatives. Might be some issues with some or all of these being food safe I suppose, but then again, I wouldn't want to eat JB Weld either!!

    For the price of an Egg, seems like it's at least worth checking out. Good luck!

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • The Naked Whiz
    The Naked Whiz Posts: 7,777
    I've used JB Weld to do minor repairs, but there was someone here some time ago who did a major repair to his lower shell with JB Weld. Here's a link to my web page on a repair I did: Repairing Ceramic With JB Weld Good luck!
    The Naked Whiz
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  • TXTriker
    TXTriker Posts: 1,177
    I don't think I would want to cook on my wood deck with one that was repaired either. FWIW.
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  • BayouMark
    BayouMark Posts: 284
    I think cooking on an egg that was in 10 pieces is unwise. No matter what the strength of the glue, it is structurally compromised. Could he file with his home owners policy. He may recoup part of the cost. What a bummer!
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  • TWS
    TWS Posts: 3
    Thanks again to everyone. The JB WELD solution is worth considering, the only issue is that the JB WELD website states that the temperature tolerance is 500 degrees for a sustained period of time with 600 degrees being the max for a 10 minute time period. The product is non-toxic however.

    I will give BGE a call to see what their recommendation is..
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